{"id":310459,"date":"2024-04-17T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=310459"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:17:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:17:35","slug":"masters-winner-scottie-scheffler-ready-wife-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/masters-winner-scottie-scheffler-ready-wife-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters winner Scottie Scheffler was ready to withdraw if wife went into labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golfer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottie Scheffler took home the green jacket when he won the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday \u2014\u00a0but he made clear beforehand that he was ready to forgo the possibility of that victory entirely if his wife, Meredith, went into labor with their first child. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the tournament progressed, Scheffler was adamant that he would withdraw if Meredith, who is nine months pregnant, went into labor at any point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think the first child wins \u2026 over many things in my life,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/golf\/2024\/04\/13\/scottie-scheffler-sticking-plan-final-masters-round-wife-labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cMaybe I should be more concerned. I don\u2019t really know. People have asked us how our preparation is going for the baby. I feel like we are a little underprepared. The nursery is not quite ready and we\u2019ve had some issues at our house the last few weeks. I think that\u2019s the exciting part. I think we are definitely underprepared to be parents.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though he said he didn&#8217;t believe it was likely that the baby would come in the middle of the tournament, he was ready to go home at a moment&#8217;s notice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs far as her going into labor, I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m very concerned. We haven\u2019t seen any of the early signs,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/scottie-scheffler-masters-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a>. &#8220;But pregnancy is weird. It can happen at any time. Yeah, open lines of communication and she can get ahold of me if she needs to. I\u2019m ready to go at a moment\u2019s notice.\u201d He also <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/scottie-scheffler-meredith-masters-escape-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters he had someone standing nearby with a cell phone during tournament play, and he had a way to get home &#8220;pretty quickly.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new green jacket and a soon-to-be new dad \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVimJK8JdB\">pic.twitter.com\/LVimJK8JdB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1779661958658072913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheffler also had sweet words about the absence of his wife, who usually is by his side during tournament play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s obviously my biggest supporter, and I definitely miss having her here,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But it\u2019s an exciting time for us in our lives, and yeah, fortunately, she\u2019s still at home and feeling good, so we are grateful for that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the end, Meredith did not go into labor, and Scheffler was able to golf his way to a victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t put into words what it means to win this tournament again and I really can&#8217;t put it into words what it is going to be like to be a father for the first time,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augustachronicle.com\/story\/sports\/pga\/2024\/04\/14\/scottie-scheffler-wife-meredith-pregnant-baby-masters-2024-tournament-champion\/73322835007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Sunday afternoon. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to getting home and celebrate with Meredith. It has been a long week here without her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/ARQQhk1\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golfer Scottie Scheffler took home the green jacket when he won the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday \u2014\u00a0but he made clear beforehand that he was ready to forgo the possibility of that victory entirely if his wife, Meredith, went into labor with their first child. 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